Helen Macdonald and Carl Heneghan are back again talking about what's happened in the world of evidence this month.(1.05) Carl rants about bacon causing cancer(7.10) Helen talks about prostate cancer, and we hear from the author of the research paper which won Research Paper Of The Year at the BMJ awards.We also cover disease definition and a c ...…

What are the most effective strategies for preventing sport-related concussions in youth? What role do clinicians have in this arena? Dr. Erin Macri took advantage of Prof. Emery’s recent visit to the Netherlands to get caught up on the latest evidence in concussion prevention.Prof. Emery is a physiotherapist and epidemiologist. She currently h ...…

Why projects fail, how one med student transformed her local emergency department, and why you should go looking for the people in the hospital basement.Join medical students Laura, Ryhan, Declan, and quality improvement editor Cat as we figure out how to start a project that could actually change something. Featuring an interview with Dundee m ...…

Editor-in-Chief of ADC Nick Brown brings you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the June 2019 issue.Read the highlights on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: adc.bmj.com/content/104/6/iBy BMJ Group.

Stroke mortality rates have been declining in almost every country, and that reduction could result from a decline in disease occurrence or a decline in case fatality, or both. Broadly - is that decline down to better treatment or better prevention.Olena Seminog, a researcher, and and Mike Rayner, professor of population health, both from the N ...…

June’s Medical Humanities is specially dedicated to the many ways of looking at psychosomatics. In this conversation with Brandy Schillace, guest editor Dr. Monica Greco explains why a different outlook on our bodies is much needed. Listen to the full conversation and keep an ear out for the buzz word that brings together nature and politics.Re ...…

‘Query encephalitis’ is a common neurological consultation in hospitalised patients. Identifying the syndrome is only part of the puzzle. Although historically encephalitis has been almost synonymous with infection, we increasingly recognise parainfectious or postinfectious as well as other immune-mediated causes. Encephalitis must also be dist ...…

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Gabriel Mena (Twitter: @GabeMenaMD) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about goal-directed fluid therapy and multi-modal analgesia in ERAS anesthesia. They discuss the role of anesthesiologists and the integration of anesthesia in th ...…

Looking after a young child is hard enough, but when that child has learning difficulties and displays challenging behaviour - the burden on parents can be extreme.That behaviour may prompt a visit to the doctor, and in this podcast we’re talking about how parents can be supported in that - what services are available. We’ll also be discussing ...…

On this week’s BJSM podcast, Kathrine Switzer (T: @KVSwitzer) joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T: @ddfriedman) to chat about empowering female athletes and the changing face of women’s sport in 2019.In 1967, 20-year-old Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to complete the all-male Boston Marathon as an official entrant. She managed to fight off ...…

In May's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) highlight some of the opportunities for drugs and therapeutics in the new GP contract for England. The editors also talk about the management of chronic cough and discuss a case of acute liver failure associated with a short course of nitrofuantoin.Rea ...…

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by eminent statistician Professor David Spiegelhalter from Cambridge University. They discuss how we can better communicate medical risks to our patients, why the p-value may have had its day and how we should evaluate medical AI before using it in daily practi ...…

Henipavirus is a rare, but emerging, infection in the Asia-Pacific region. An outbreak of Nipah virus infection was reported in India in May 2018, but was quickly contained.Catherine Houlihan, Clinical Lecturer at University College London London, gives us a clinical overview of the disease.For more on henipavirus, see BMJ Best Practice:https:/ ...…

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Alessandro Buda (Twitter: @alicchio72) from San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano Bicocca, in Monza, Italy, to talk about the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage cervical cancer. They discuss fertility sparing, current literature on the su ...…

In the UK we have a complex relationship with gambling, the government licences the national lottery, and uses profit from that to fund our art and museum sector - horse racing is a national TV event, and we've seen a proliferation of betting shops on our high streets. At the same time, there's increasing acceptance that gambling causes problem ...…

What venue are we at today? Which half is it now? Who scored last in this match? The Maddocks questions are a key part of immediate or on-field assessment of concussion. But do you have an easy way of remembering what else needs to be done?On this week’s episode, Dr Jim Bovard joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T: @ddfriedman) to share his ABC concu ...…

Why the hospital switchboard is the friend you never knew you had, how using emotions can help you refer a patient, and what it takes to make a med reg hang up the phone on you.We learn management for many of the cases will see - but often our algorithms end with ‘refer to seniors’ or ‘refer to specialists’. How do we refer our patients to othe ...…

The National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles is a deep look into the sex lives of us brits - and has been running now for 30 years, giving us some longitudinal data about the way in which those sex lives have changed. The latest paper to be published, based on that data, looks at the frequency of sex - how often different groups are ...…

Dr. Pedro Ramirez, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Dr. Gregg Nelson, The University of Calgary's Cumming School of MedicineSmall description of your podcast: In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Gregg Nelson (Twitter: @GreggNelsonERAS) from The University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine, t ...…

Starting in the middle of April, the group “Extinction Rebellion” have organised a series of non-violent direct action protests. Most notably bringing central London to a standstill - but these events are now continuing around the country.Predictably, they have received a lot of criticism - they have also received a lot of support - amongst tho ...…

What are your favourite sports medicine research articles from 2018?This week, we are excited to share an AMSSM Sport Medcast hosted by Drs Scott Young and Dr. Meghan Raleigh In this abbreviated episode, learn about the latest research regarding:· Treatment of Achilles tendinopathy· Effect of NSAIDs on bone healing rates· Management of lateral ...…

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the May 2019 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.Read the primary survey here - emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/257Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below:Could this be Measles? - https://emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/310 Randomised controlled trial of s ...…

Dr Rakhi Dandona, PhD, is a Clinical Professor of Health Metrics Sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and at the Public Health Foundation of India, She is a lead investigator on epidemiological studies on injuries, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, blindness and mortality estimation and ...…

The JNNP recently launched the patient editorial board in an effort to drive more meaningful patient outcomes. One of our newly appointment board members, Sharon Roman (Vancouver Canada) discusses why she believes the patient perspective leads to better healthcare and what the patient partnership looks like at the JNNP. Read Sharon’s editorial ...…

A framework to guide general neurologists in the diagnostic reassessment of people with epilepsy and complex neurological problems of unknown cause is discussed in this podcast.Dr Tom Hughes, Practical Neurology Associate Editor, is joined by Dr Lina Nashef (King’s College Hospital, London, UK), the corresponding author of the paper “Investigat ...…

Global trends in the estimated number of drug users (2009 to 2014) indicate that the use of opioids, including the use of heroin and opium, and the non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids, has stabilised at high levels. Worldwide, around 35.1 million people are estimated to have used opioids in 2016.How can clinicians recognise and manage tho ...…

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Kathleen Schmeler (Twitter: @kmschmeler) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about the efforts in global prevention and care of women with gynecologic cancer. They discuss barriers such as access to care, low cost screening, and short ...…

Here's a taster for our new student podcast - Sharp Scratch. We're talking about the hidden curriculum, things you need to know to function as a doctor, but are rarely formally taught. This is a taster - if you enjoy, subscribe! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/student-bmj-podcast/id331561304Sharp Scratch episode 1: Surviving the night shi ...…

Why nights shifts mess with your brain, how astronauts will cope with the time difference on Mars, and the power of frozen grapes when you need a boost.Join medical students Laura, Ryhan, Declan, and newly qualified doctor Chidera as we figure out how to survive the night shift. Featuring a guest interview with NASA researcher Erin, leader of t ...…

Farooq Mohammed was a football fan who discovered that he has heart disease. In this BJSM podcast, we focus on the patient voice and hear from Farooq who shares his own lived experience with the disease and, importantly, how football became part of his rehabilitation. Farooq shows that by empowering patients to take control of their own health, ...…

In the UK, there's an ethnic group that is surprisingly large, but often overlooked by society, and formal healthcare services. The gypsy traveller community have poorer health outcomes because of systemic issues around access to health and education. In this podcast we're joined by Michelle Gavin and Samson Rattigan, who both work for Friend's ...…

Editor-in-Chief of ADC Nick Brown brings you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the May 2019 issue.Read the highlights on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: adc.bmj.com/content/104/5/iBy BMJ Group.

James Maurice, Trainee Editor interviews Pradeep Bhandari, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK, about his recent review, which provides a framework for improving the quality and safety of current practice of implementing new endoscopic technologies and techniques in the UK’s National Health Service.Read it ...…

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Larissa Meyer (Twitter: @LarissaAMeyerMD) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about the role of patient reported outcomes (PROs) in gynecologic oncology. They discuss outcome measures and how to implement patient responses into your p ...…

An “author pays” publishing model is the only fair way to make biomedical research findings accessible to all, say David Sanders, professor of gastroenterology at Sheffield University, but James Ashton and worries that it can lead to bias in the evidence base towards commercially driven results - as those are the researchers who can pay for ope ...…

What is Sharp Scratch.Laura Nunez-Mulder is here to introduce Sharp Scratch, the new podcast from The BMJ.We're here to talk about the "hidden curriculum" all of those things that new medics are supposed to just pick up on the job - but that no-one actually explains.In the coming months we'll talk about how to survive your first night shift, ho ...…

In this podcast Dr Katie Marino interviews Dr Rebecca Robinson about physical activity & cancer. Dr Robinson is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Consultant in Sheffield who has clinics at Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield working directly with cancer patients. During the podcast she gives a great insight into our current understanding of the use o ...…

In this podcast Dr Katie Marino interviews Dr Rebecca Robinson about physical activity & cancer. Dr Robinson is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Consultant in Sheffield who has clinics at Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield working directly with cancer patients. During the podcast she gives a great insight into our current understanding of the use o ...…

Increasingly in the US, elements of religion have crept into medical and political discourse. The Bible has been invoked repeatedly, for instance, in discussion of women’s right to abortion, same sex marriage, adoption, coverage rights, and the list goes on. In today’s MH podcast, Brandy Schillace interviews John Fugelsang, host of Tell Me Ever ...…

Helen Macdonald and Carl Heneghan are back again talking about what's happened in the world of evidence this month.(1.20) Carl grinds his gears over general health checks, with an update in the Cochrane Library.(9.15) Helen is surprised by new research which looks at over prescription of antibiotics - but this time because the courses prescribe ...…

This week, we're joined by Sian Griffiths, Emeritus Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, and Chair of the Public Health England Global Health Committee. Professor Griffiths discusses the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak in Hong Kong, and what healthcare professionals should know about the virus ...…

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Anna Fagotti (Twitter: @annafagottimd) from Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli in Rome to talk about the current role of laparoscopy in the assessment of tumor cytoreduction. They discuss imaging, the use of primary debulking surgery, multi-surgeon ...…

Associate Professor Tomas Kalincik (University of Melbourne, Australia) discusses oral immunotherapies, and what we know about the effects of these treatments on patient relapse and disability. Read the full paper here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2019/01/12/jnnp-2018-319831By BMJ Group.

A special edition podcast - based on an essay discussing the value of medical conferences and whether it is time to consider what is gained from these events, and for whom. Emeritus Professor Michael Swash (The Royal London Hospital and Barts and the London School of Medicine) joins Elizabeth Highton to discuss the merits of the medical congres ...…

What advice for families when breastfeeding is not an option in neonatal units? The study discussed in this podcast highlights that formula milk offers short-term benefits but may not result in any long-term benefits for growth or development over donor breast milk. The paper also concluded that formula milk appears to significantly increase ri ...…

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Michelle Williams from the University of Edinburgh. They discuss all aspects of radiation in cardiology and how best to use it. CT, nuclear, cath lab best practice are all covered. Required listening for anyone who orders tests that use radiation!If you e ...…

Drop and give us 20. On this week’s BJSM podcast, Dr Alex Hutchinson PhD (T:@sweatscience) joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T: @ddfriedman) to make sense of all of the click-bait headlines and explore whether push-up prowess is the secret to long life. Alex writes Outside’s Sweat Science column, about the science of endurance and adventure. He sta ...…

On the 7th of June, 1753, Dr Archibald Cameron was executed at Tyburn. "The body, after hanging twenty minutes, was cut down: it was not quartered; but the heart was taken out and burnt. "250 years later, his sixth great grandson, Robert Syned found himself deeply involved in the process of execution, as an expert witness in a case about the us ...…

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